Leonard R. (Bud) Colwell

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May 3, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Leonard R. (Bud) Colwell, 83, of Burt Township, died on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Hospice House in Cheboygan.

Leonard R. (Bud) Colwell83, Burt Township

Leonard R. (Bud) Colwell, 83, of Burt Township, died on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Hospice House in Cheboygan.Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 5 at Lintz Funeral Home in Indian River. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 6 at Lintz Funeral Home. Steve Baggett will officiate. Interment will be at Burt-Mullett Cemetery in Topinabee.Bud was born May 19, 1929 in Zilwaukee, Mich. He was the son of the late Ray and Bertha (Billot) Colwell. He grew up in Carrolton, Mich. and attended Merschon High School and Saginaw Arthur Hill High School.Bud was a veteran of the U.S. Air force serving for eight years during the Korean War. Upon his discharge from the Air Force, Bud went to work at his father’s gas station in the Saginaw area.In 1949, he married the former Donna Schultz. In 1956, Bud went to work for Manigold Equipment in Southfield. In 1969, he purchased the business, renamed it Colwell Equipment and moved the business to Canton, Mich. In 2007, he sold the business to Volvo.In 1969, Bud married Joan Vowell in Alexandria, Va. The couple made their home at Whitmore Lake, Mich. Upon his retirement, he and Joan spent their summer months on Burt Lake and their winters at Sanibel Island, Fla.Bud enjoyed hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, boating and enjoying his motor home. He was a member of the N.R.A..He is survived by his wife, Joan; children, Thomas Ray (Debbie) Colwell of Grand Rapids, Mich., Leigh Ann (Larry) Ammon of Bellville, Mich., Brian (Sandra) Chapman of Stockbridge, Mich., Chris (Amy) Colwell of Lake Tapps, Wash.; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Donna McDonald of Winterhaven, Fla.; and former spouse, Donna Richard of Howell, Mich.Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Lung Association or the N.R.A.Online condolences may be made at www.stonefuneralhomeinc.com